In order to make sure that your WebQuest stays aligned with your unit, you will need to copy and paste 3 things from your Stages 1 and 2 from Dr. Grace's wiki onto this page. (This will also help Dr. Theresa give you better feedback on your Intro, Task, and Conclusion.) Then you will write your first drafts of your Introduction and Conclusion.
G.R.A.S.P.S
( Feel free to copy and paste what you have on your wiki page for Dr. Grace for the GRASPS portion of your unit (Stage 2). Note that you don't need the Standards part, though you can include it if you want.)
Goal
Students will create a movie trailer to show the History Channel executives their knowledge of the 1920's.
Role
Students will be presenting an average American during the 1920's.
Audience
History Channel executives are looking for a historically accurate trailer for one episode of a new mini-series about the 1920's.
Situation
The focus of the trailer will be an average person and how their life was in the 1920's.
Product & Performance
Create a movie trailer for a History Channel mini-series in order to show knowledge and understanding of the 1920's.
Understanding(s)
(Copy and paste the big understanding(s) you have listed in your unit for Dr. Grace in Stage 1 (the answers to the essential questions). What are the academic goals for the unit (which will also be the purpose of the WebQuest).) Students will understand that:(U)
•jazz music affected the world.
•prohibition changed the US culture.
•Technicolor changed the entertainment industry.
Introduction
Color motion pictures? Banned alcohol? Devil's music? What do these three things have in common? Well the Roaring Twenties of course! Read the task to find out more information.
Task
Executives from The History Channel are looking for a new show for their line-up next year. The executives want something that they have never done before. They decided they want to air a mini-series about the 1920's. Each episode is to showcase an average American from the 1920's. They are looking for creativeness so they decided to contact students from all around the country to pitch ideas for episodes. Each team is to make a trailer that is between 2:30 and 3:00 minutes in length and includes Technicolor, prohibition, and jazz music.
Conclusion
And that's not even all of the major events of the Roaring Twenties! There's also suffarage and the start of the Great Depression!
G.R.A.S.P.S
( Feel free to copy and paste what you have on your wiki page for Dr. Grace for the GRASPS portion of your unit (Stage 2). Note that you don't need the Standards part, though you can include it if you want.)Understanding(s)
(Copy and paste the big understanding(s) you have listed in your unit for Dr. Grace in Stage 1 (the answers to the essential questions). What are the academic goals for the unit (which will also be the purpose of the WebQuest).)Students will understand that: (U)
•jazz music affected the world.
•prohibition changed the US culture.
•Technicolor changed the entertainment industry.
Introduction
Color motion pictures? Banned alcohol? Devil's music? What do these three things have in common? Well the Roaring Twenties of course! Read the task to find out more information.Task
Executives from The History Channel are looking for a new show for their line-up next year. The executives want something that they have never done before. They decided they want to air a mini-series about the 1920's. Each episode is to showcase an average American from the 1920's. They are looking for creativeness so they decided to contact students from all around the country to pitch ideas for episodes. Each team is to make a trailer that is between 2:30 and 3:00 minutes in length and includes Technicolor, prohibition, and jazz music.Conclusion
And that's not even all of the major events of the Roaring Twenties! There's also suffarage and the start of the Great Depression!